Ellen Strong
About Ellen Strong
Ellen Strong serves as the Senior Organizational Design Lead at IDEO, where she focuses on collaborative design and talent understanding to enhance organizational outcomes. With a background in consulting and management, she has worked with a variety of clients, including Fortune 500 companies.
Work at IDEO
Ellen Strong has held the position of Senior Organizational Design Lead at IDEO since 2021. In this role, she focuses on the intersection of collaborative design, core strategy, and talent understanding to drive organizational results. She advises clients on designing large systemic strategic and organizational programs, working with a diverse range of clients including Fortune 500 companies and both large and small enterprises. Prior to her current role, she served as Organizational Design Lead at IDEO from 2020 to 2021.
Previous Experience
Before joining IDEO, Ellen Strong worked at Deloitte Consulting as a Manager from 2016 to 2020 in the Greater Chicago Area. She also served as Executive Director at Lacrosse the Nations from 2012 to 2014 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Her earlier roles include Development Associate for Major Gifts at Boston Children's Hospital from 2008 to 2010, and Direct Mail Coordinator at the same institution from 2010 to 2011. Additionally, she worked as Corporate Relations Officer at The Home for Little Wanderers from 2011 to 2012.
Education and Expertise
Ellen Strong holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, where she studied Business Administration and Management from 2014 to 2016. She also earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Policy and Law, and American Studies from Trinity College-Hartford, studying from 2004 to 2008. Her educational background supports her expertise in organizational design and strategic consulting.
Early Career
Ellen Strong began her career at Boston Children's Hospital, where she worked as a Development Associate for Major Gifts from 2008 to 2010. She later transitioned to the role of Direct Mail Coordinator at the same hospital from 2010 to 2011. Her early professional experience also includes a brief tenure as an MBA Consultant at Inspiring Capital in 2015 and as Corporate Relations Officer at The Home for Little Wanderers from 2011 to 2012.
Educational Background
Ellen Strong completed her undergraduate studies at Germantown Academy from 2000 to 2004. She furthered her education at Trinity College-Hartford, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from 2004 to 2008. Following her undergraduate education, she attended Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, obtaining her MBA from 2014 to 2016. This educational path laid the foundation for her career in organizational design and consulting.